END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the destruction authority for counterfeit, adulterated, or misbranded tobacco products at U.S. borders, similar to existing rules for drugs and devices. It updates the law by adding "counterfeit tobacco product" to the list of items subject to destruction and replacing "drug or device" with "drug, device, or tobacco product" in relevant sections. As a result, U.S. border agencies like the FDA can now destroy illicit tobacco products upon import without needing separate legal authority. The bill does not affect the importation of legitimate tobacco products.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 7, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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